The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Shade Plugin Version 3.4.1 https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-shade-plugin/
You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.4.1</version> </plugin> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-shade-plugin/download.cgi Release Notes Maven Shade Plugin 3.4.1 https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12317921&version=12352285 Release Notes - Maven Shade Plugin - Version 3.4.1 ** Bug * [MSHADE-366] - The warning "Access denied" during 'minimizeJar' is always printed * [MSHADE-413] - Maven shade plugin enters endless loop * [MSHADE-417] - Fix null bytes appended to small files by maven-shade-plugin ** Task * [MSHADE-422] - Remove usage of deprecated Plugin#getGoals() * [MSHADE-430] - Remove usage of deprecated ModelBase#getReports() * [MSHADE-431] - Use a caching output stream * [MSHADE-432] - Duplicate services entries can be generated Enjoy, -- ------------------------ Guillaume Nodet on behalf of the Apache Maven Team